[html] How to edit HTML input value colour?

In my input field (text), I have a text which disappears once it is clicked. How can I make this text a shade lighter by editing its colour?

Sorry, the code looks messy, I had to chop it up to show you.

Thanks!

James

<form>
   <input type="text" name="search" size="35"    
    onclick="this.value='';"onfocus="this.select()"
    onblur="this.value=!this.value?'Job Title   
    e.g. Assistant Manager':this.value;"
    value="Job Title e.g. Assistant Manager" 
    style="background-color:white; border: 
    solid 1px #6E6E6E; height: 30px; font-size:18px; 
    vertical-align:9px"/>

   <input type="text" name="searchterm" size="35" 
    style="background-color:white; border: solid 1px #6E6E6E;
    height: 30px; font-size:18px; vertical-align:9px"/>

   <input type="image" src="but.tiff" alt="Submit" width="60">
</form>

Please try this:

<input class="col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-sm-offset-2 col-md-8 col-md-offset-2" type="text" name="name" value="" placeholder="Your Name" style="background-color:blue;"/>

You basically put all the CSS inside the style part of the input tag and it works.

Add a style = color:black !important; in your input type.

You can change the CSS color property using JavaScript in the onclick event handler (in the same way you change the value property):

<input type="text" onclick="this.value=''; this.style.color='#000'" />

Note that it's not the best practice to use inline JavaScript. You'd be better off giving your input an ID, and moving your JavaScript out to a <script> block instead:

document.getElementById("yourInput").onclick = function() {
    this.value = '';
    this.style.color = '#000';
}

You can add color in the style rule of your input: color:#ccc;